the dollar

noun

technical

: the value of a dollar when it is compared to another unit of money

The dollar dropped sharply against the pound.

the strength/weakness of the dollar

The dollar is worth more in Mexico.

Examples of the dollar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The project is part of NASA’s SIMPLEx, or Small, Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration, program, which aims to spur researchers and companies to devise ways to use small spacecraft to carry out science investigations for pennies on the dollar. —Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025

Hedge Funds ⬆ Wall Street brokered trades letting hedge funds buy tariff refund rights at 20-40 cents on the dollar. —Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025

The impact of custom duties and the dollar’s depreciation — of minus 4 percent — on French cosmetics exports is already starting to be felt. —Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025

Petrol price increases and the naira currency’s unstable exchange rate to the dollar had driven inflation beyond 30% last year, aggravating a cost of living crisis. —Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for the dollar

• footballer
• installer
• caller
• collar
• crawler
• faller
• haller
• hauler
• holler
• scholar
• smaller
• squalor